Ben Henry-Moreland
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“The answer is no.”
Ben Henry-Moreland · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Henry-Moreland answered no to the common question of whether a self-employed person can set up a Trump Account and make employer contributions to their own child's account.
“It has to follow some pretty strict rules.”
Ben Henry-Moreland · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Henry-Moreland noted that Trump Account contribution programs must follow strict rules.
“It essentially says that contributions to these Trump Accounts cannot overly favor the owners, the highly compensated employees of the company, over everyone else in the company,”
Ben Henry-Moreland · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Henry-Moreland explained the non-discrimination rules that prevent Trump Account contributions from overly favoring owners and highly compensated employees.
“If they have employees, they are able to establish a Trump Account contribution program and give to their employees or their employees' children, but they can't then also give to their own children from that,”
Ben Henry-Moreland · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
Henry-Moreland explained that self-employed owners with employees can establish a Trump Account contribution program for employees but cannot give to their own children through it.